die Pietät

C1

piety / reverence

English meaning
piety / reverence
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Trust & Honesty

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Pietät in a sentence

Er behandelte die Verstorbenen mit großer Pietät.

He treated the deceased with great reverence.

Declension of die Pietät

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Pietät—
Accusativedie Pietät—
Dativeder Pietät—
Genitiveder Pietät—

Word family

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Where Pietät comes from

in der 2. Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts von dem lateinischen Substantiv pietas „Pflichtgefühl; (gegenüber Gott) Frömmigkeit; (gegenüber Menschen) Mitgefühl“ entlehnt, dies zu dem Adjektiv pius „pflichtgemäß handelnd; fromm

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Questions about Pietät

Is it der, die or das Pietät?

It is die Pietät — Pietät is feminine.

What is the genitive of Pietät?

The genitive singular is der Pietät.

What does Pietät mean in English?

die Pietät means "piety / reverence". For example: "Er behandelte die Verstorbenen mit großer Pietät." — "He treated the deceased with great reverence."

What level is Pietät in German?

Pietät is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the trust & honesty vocabulary.

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